Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947

Mass Smallpox Vaccination and Cardiac Deaths, New York City, 1947

In April 1947, during a smallpox outbreak in New York City (NYC), >6,000,000 people were vaccinated. To determine whether vaccination increased cardiac death, we reviewed NYC death certificates for comparable periods in 1946 and 1948 (N = 81,529) and calculated adjusted relative death rates for t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lorna E. Thorpe, Farzad Mostashari, Adam M. Karpati, Steven P. Schwartz, Susan E. Manning, Melissa A. Marx, Thomas R. Frieden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Adverse effects
smallpox prevention
mass vaccination
ischemic heart disease
mortality
vaccinia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/04-0119_article
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Summary:In April 1947, during a smallpox outbreak in New York City (NYC), >6,000,000 people were vaccinated. To determine whether vaccination increased cardiac death, we reviewed NYC death certificates for comparable periods in 1946 and 1948 (N = 81,529) and calculated adjusted relative death rates for the postvaccination period. No increases in cardiac deaths were observed.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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